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Lucky lucky. This story. I'm going through a writing verse and I don't know when it'll happened again so I am writing as much as I can.
Disclaimer: -mew-
Warning: -scratches-
Note: Volume 2 was used for this. Some, and most, of the lines are from that volume. Enjoy.
Chapter Ten : Mission : Wave
"What's the distance to the traget?" A calm man ask over a static transmitter. He listened closely, hearing his replies.
"Five meters. I'm ready anytime." A boy replied, somehow tensed and yet calm.
"So am I." A female voice came after, a sound coming from her end.
"Can we hurry this up?! I'm hungry-" A whine came after, making him sigh.
"Are you in position, Naruto?"
"Yes, I'm in position." He heard a huff.
Ok! Go!"
"URAA!" Naruto shouted, popping out from behind his tree. Sakura and Sasuke were at his side, eyeing the target, "GOT CHA'!!" he grabbed a cat, who screamed out in surprised. He held the cat up, who started to scratch at him. He eep'ed, holding the cat around from his face.
"Ribbon on the leaf ear...are you sure you got the traget, Tora?" Kakashi asked over the transmitter.
"Yeah...we got 'em!" Naruto shouted, biting back his lip when Tora, the cat, bit his hand. He growled darkly and lowly, his eyes flashing red for a second. It was enough to make Tora stop his attack, jumping into Sakura's arms.
"Good...Lost pet 'Tora' search mission is complete. Let's head over to the Tower."
"About time." Sasuke said, walking off with Sakura and Naruto following him.
When they returned to the Tower, they walked into the Mission's Room where the Hokage and a few Chunin sat. Tora was snatched out of Sakura's arms and into the fat Fire Lord's Wife arms. The lady hugged the cat tightly, making it scream slightly by the pressure.
"Ohh, my cute little Tora-chan! You had me so worried!" she cooed, kissing the cat as he twitched. Naruto snickered, rubbing the bite mark over his hand.
Just what the little teme needs...crush him...
No wonder why he ran away...again...Sakura sweatdropped, feeling some what sorry for the cat.
This mission was so stupid. I can't get stronger if I have to chase after run away cats! Sasuke clinched his fist, tsking at the thought.
"Alright...Team Kakashi, your next mission is to either babysit an elder's grandson, help dig potatoes..." Sarutobi started, reading off a scroll of D-rank missions.
"GYAH! No!" Naruto shouted, running up to the desk. He fell down to his knees, tears in his eyes, "Please no! I'm begging you to give us a cool mission!"
"NA-RU-TO!" Iruka jumped up, glaring at him, "You're just a rookie! Every new genin starts off with simple missions!"
"Oh come on! We've been doing the same mission for weeks now! I want a cool mission, something with action. Sasuke-teme might agree with me!" Naruto jumped up, pointing to the Uchiha, who was caught off guard at being brought up, "How is Team Seven going to get stronger if we take one these crappy missions?!"
"Naruto..." the Third sighed, rubbing his temples, "It seems I need to explain how these things worked. You see each mission is set into different groups. You have A, B, C, and D. A ranks are for Jonin, B for Jonin and Chunin, C for Chunin and Older Genin, and D for new Genin. You also have S-ranks and S-S-ranks and E ranks. S-ranks being for the Hokage, S-S rank for special Jonin, ANBU and Hokage. E ranks for groups on highly death missions. As you can see, D ranks are perfect for your team."
"I had pork last night...so I think miso would be good for lunch..." Naruto mumbled, receiving a glare for Sarutobi.
"Hey! Listen to me!"
"Come on Jii-san!" Naruto whined, "I'm tired of wasting my time chasing a good for nothing cat when I could be training," Naruto's eyes shined at the Hokage, "Come on, just this one time?" Sarutobi thought for awhile before smiling.
"Alright," he caved in, watching the blond's eyes gleam with excitement, "I'll give you guys a C-rank mission. A protection mission for someone."
"YAY!" Naruto cheered, grinning at his teammates. Kakashi seemed surprised, Sasuke relieved and Sakura confused, "Who are we protecting?"
"Hold on, I'll let him come in." Sarutobi said, watching as a side door opened.
"What's this? I got some brats protecting me?" Naruto turned around, glaring at the old man that appeared. He rolled his eyes when he saw Tazuna. Stupid old man...you'll be happy that we took on your mission.
"These brats don't have to protect you. You could go on your own." Naruto said, knowing he hit a soft spot. Tazuna flinched before sighing.
"Fine. I'm Tazuna, the super expert bridge builder. You're to protect me until I get in my Country and when the bridge is complete." He said, walking off.
What have I done?
Two hours later they were at the gates, preparing to leave. Naruto glanced at the forest, smiling sadly. It was the same gate Sasuke took to leave the village and it was the same gate he went through to go after the Uchiha. He also saw the flames the forest took up when Sound attacked one day in the future. He closed his eyes, shaking his head to get the thought out.
Not now. I can't let that distract me now. I need to pay attention! Save Haku and Zabuza. Save Haku and Zabuza...Naruto chanted in his head, not noticing his team was walking in front of him.
"Naruto! Are you going to stand there all day or come?!" Sakura shouted, bring him back out of his thoughts. He jumped, running after them.
"You evil people! You were going to leave me behind?!" he whined, waving his arms with fake tears in his eyes. Sasuke rolled his eyes at the blond. Kakashi sighed and Tazuna mourned his death that he knew was coming.
Hours later, Team Seven walked along a path that was in the middle of no where, boring the young ninja to death. Mainly a certain blond. No one made a sound, only the occasionally coughs and sniffles that drove him mad. He thought he was going crazy, but he kept his cool. ANBU training did wonders, and he was use to all. ANBU were quiet and creepy. The masks always freaked him out even when he was wearing his.
I wonder how quick I can get into ANBU since I know all the techniques needed and how to become one...
I thought you hated ANBU...something about deaths and killings... Kyuubi mussed, flicking at his claws. Naruto frowned, his eyes narrowing.
Everyday life was deaths and killings...You either killed or be killed
Ah yes. You learn quickly Kit. I'm pleased you are not the stupid self you were years ago.
I wonder if I should take that as an insult of compliment.
You can take it as both for all I care. When are we going to have some action!? I'm bored to death in here!
Well I can't do much...D-rank missions and I can't let you out or I'll have people watching me. The thought of Kakashi and Sarutobi being on his tail would ruin his plans of killing off Sound and Orochimaru befor they even attacked. He especially didn't want the Hokage on his butt. The man may be hold, but he didn't make it to Hokage for no reason.
Naruto looked sideways, glancing at his teammates. Sakura was talking to Sasuke, or at least trying too. The moppy Uchiha wasn't much of a talker now, not until he warmed up to the team. Of course, Naruto relized, that wasn't until around the Chunin exams. He had to get Sasuke to open up now or it will be just as difficult to keep him here when Orochimaru showed up.
When we get back to the village, I need to ask jii-san to let go find Ero-sennin. It'll be helpful for the planning, early training, and since he's my godfather, what more ways do I need him here? He thought about first meeting Jiraiya in this timeline, now knowing the mega pervert was his caretaker. He imagined himself yelling at the perv, asking him why he left him behind after his parents died. Ooh, he had so many things to say to Jiraiya, and all of them led to him kicking his butt.
Maybe we can gather Tsunade into the deal. She'll be great to have! Jiraiya'll train me, Baa-chan with Sakura, and Sasuke with Kakashi! Kakashi won't feel so guilty if we have other people training us while he deals with teme.
Naruto leaned back, sighing as he placed his hands behind his head. Yawning, he popped his jaw, blinking ahead at his team. He knew Kakashi was behind him along with Tazuna, him being in the middle of the formation. He sensed something strang, something faint. It was weak and he knew Kakashi wouldn't feel it. No, only a demon inhanced ninja could do it. And so far, he only knew one in the team.
He barely looked down to see a puddle of water, figuring it out that it was odd. The air was dry and by smell, it hadn't rained yesterday. No, it hadn't rained in a long time. He tensed up, his hand inching for the kunai in his back pouch. Yet, he stayed cool. He wouldn't want Kakashi knowing he already sensed it, maybe before he did.
He acted like he didn't notice but he was still on his toes.
Suddenly he heard a swift sound, unheard by the other's as he saw. Yet he felt Kakashi's chakra spike slightly as he still walked down the path. He growled quietly, his eyes flashing red. He heard the chains move and by the time he turned around, he saw chains wrap around Kakashi in an instance. The jonin gasped as the chains tightened and the two ninja pulled, slicing him to bits.
Naruto grinded his teeth, glaring at the two with purple eyes. Kyuubi didn't like the arrangement of dealing with weaker ninja that were no fun to play with, but it would have to do.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura shouted, worry in her voice. She was also nervous by the way her arms shook. Naruto scanned the area, his eyes not seeing the ninja anywhere. Of course, he knew they were going to pop up behind him if he remembered correctly. Then that was when he got his answer.
The two mist brothers appeared behind his shoulders suddenly, his body tensing up.
"Two down." They said, their metal claws swing back and coming at his back. He turned his head around, his eyes narrowing. Before he knew it, Sasuke jumped towards him, his face serious and blank as he attacked the two ninja. Naruto pushed off his right foot, jumping forward and away from the claws. The Uchiha threw a shuriken at the mist nin chain, imbedding it into a tree, soon followed by a kunai to make sure they stayed it place. Both of them were stuck in place as Sasuke attacked them. Naruto pouted slightly at the ordeal.
Stupid teme...being a showoff and all... He didn't notice that both of them unhooked the chains to their claws, backing off from Sasuke. One quickly came at him, too fast for him to dodge. Instead, he moved his fist forward, getting cut by the poisonous claw. His fist contacted the ninja's face, enough chakra in it to send the guy flying back.
He hissed as he gripped his hand, holding the bleeding flesh. When he looked up, he saw the other guy head towards Sakura and Tazuna. He went to jump in front but was beat by Sasuke. His eyes flashed red again, growling at his failure to protect his friends. Suddenly, as the ninja came closer to Sasuke, Kakashi popped up, hooking his right arm around the ninja's neck.
Sakura looked happy that Kakashi was not 'dead', but Sasuke looked displeased that he couldn't fight the ninja. Naruto just sighed, looking down at his hand. He was relieved that Kakashi popped up in time, or he was afraid that Sasuke would have been hit by the poisoned claws. He knew the Uchiha wouldn't survive well with the poison, unlike him. He had Kyuubi to thank.
"Nice job Sasuke, Sakura. Naruto, we need to get that hand fixed, those claws are poisonous" Kakashi said, walking towards Naruto. He had the two unconscious ninja tied up against a tree, telling the others that hunter ninja would come after them, "Tazuna-san, I need to talk to you," He glanced at the old man, who was nervous by this, "Our mission was to protect you from thieves and gangs, not ninja. This is a C-rank mission and I want to know what is going on, " his eyes staring hard at him, "This is now a B-rank. We are operating outside our duties."
"Come on, we're not ready to do this mission, it's outside of our league. Let's quit and get Naruto to a doctor." Sakura said, worried. Kakashi thought for a while, before sighing.
"This, indeed, might be too much..." Kakashi flashed his eye quickly at Naruto, who was beginning to growl. Naruto quickly grabbed a kunai from his pouch, stabbing his wound to let the poisoned blood flow. He winced a little, only to glare at the jonin. Everyone was surprised at his action, Sakura being the loudest.
"Naruto! What are you doing?!"
"Tck. I'm tired of always being looked down upon," Naruto brought his hand up, still with the kunai in it, "I'm tired of being underestimated and I know you two are too," both his teammates said nothing, but he knew from their stance they were agreeing with him, "With this kunai, I swear, I promise I'll protect the old man. We can't go back to Konoha because 'we can't handle a mission', but I know we can if we work together. I don't need jii-san thinking we can't handle any missions above D-rank."
"True, but taking on too much can kill you," Kakashi said, wishing they would get the point, "Quiting could save your life."
"I said I swear I'll protect the old man," Naruto shouted slightly, "I am not going back on my nindo. You can forget that! Weither I go on with out the rest of you, this mission will be completed with success." Sasuke smirked slightly as Sakura smiled. Kakashi knew he lost the round by how much the confidences level went up. He sighed, moving closer to Naruto.
"Alright, but Tazuna-san," the old man looked at the jonin, "You need to tell my team every detail about what we're dealing with and don't lie this time. I need to look at Naruto's hand. Sasuke, Sakura set up camp for the night. We'll be staying here for now." He knelt down, taking Naruto's hand in his. He examined the wound, noticing that it was already healing.
He started to wrap it up anyway, not wanting the others to questioned this healing power. He knew it was all because of Kyuubi.
"You should be careful next time, Naruto," he looked at the blond's eyes, "Any deeper and you could have died from too much blood loss."
"Bah, sensei, you should know me better." the blond said, waving his other hand. Kakashi shook his head slightly before standing up.
"You did well at fighting that ninja. I didn't know you could punch that hard." Naruto chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.
"Yeah...well...I just imagined it was Sasuke-teme when I did it." Kakashi turned around, getting ready to talk to Tazuna.
"Well, since you are fine, I would hope you'll go help you team with camp?"
"Yes Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto grinned before running off to go fish. Kakashi sat in front of Tazuna, his eyes serious.
"Do you mind telling me what's going on?" Tazuna sighed tiredly, rubbing his eyes.
"Where should I begin?" he mumbled to himself before looking at the jonin, "This mission deals with a super, dangerous guy. Who might have heard his name before..."
"Who?"
"Gatou. He took control over Wave for the shipping industry. The thing he fears is the bridge. He was the one to hire those ninja."
"Then why did you lie to my ninja?"
"Wave is very poor, and we don't have very much money to pay for a B-rank..." Tazuna said, sighing again. Kakashi 'hmm'ed before standing up again.
"Well, my team and I'll talk care of this mission and finish it until the bridge is completed," he said, "We took the mission, we'll finish it."
"Thank you...Thank you."
I thought this was a perfect way of ending this chapter. Luckily, I'm going to start a new one once I update this! X3 I'm on a writing spree.
I do hope this chapter is okay. It took a while to do (parents telling me to get off, and blah. I now got an F in a class that I have been just FINE in, so I am really pissed) (growls at teacher). I haven't got an F for a year now, well at least not on recorded and it's only two months before school ends and I can't have that grade! (I'm a junior. Just so you know)
Anyway, on a happy note, this chapter is completed!
This chapter has been influenced by Volume 2 of the Naruto series, if you noticed some of the lines came from that volume.